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Woodland
JOURNAL
Volume 18, Number 3
The Official Publication of the Ohio Tree Farm System
Summer 2011
Inside This Issue
Call Before You Cut
Asian Longhorned
Beetle
A Tree Planting
Success Story
Kudzu… In Ohio?
2011 Paul Bunyan Show
Small, Small Trees
Asian Longhorned Beetle in Hand
The Ohio
Woodland
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Seedlings
$590.00
Black Walnut
18-24"
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$610.00
Silky Dogwood
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Seedlings
$430.00
Tulip Poplar
18-24"
Seedlings
$680.00
Swamp White Oak
12-18"
Seedlings
$580.00
8-12"
Seedlings
$220.00
Transplants
$775.00
White Pine
Norway Spruce
16-24"
Woodland
JOURNAL
Volume 18, Number 3
In
This Issue
Perspective by Janet Sweigart............................................................................................. 4
Editors
Greg Smith
ODNR Division of Forestry
[email protected]
Taking in the Sites............................................................................................................ 4
Calendar of Events........................................................................................................... 4
Perspective by Robert Boyles............................................................................................... 5
Lang Tree Farm Tour........................................................................................................ 6
Invitation to Meadowview Tree Farm Tour....................................................................... 6
A Tree Planting Success Story by Martin Michel................................................................ 7
What does the 2011 Farm Science Review have for you? by Kathy Smith........................ 10
Kudzu…in Ohio? by Stephanie Downs............................................................................ 13
Dolmar: A Tradition of Progress by John Krueger............................................................ 15
Woods & Wildlife: A Woodland or Meadow Jumping Mouse? By John Rockenbaugh...... 16
“Call Before You Cut” Summer Feature
Call BeforeYou Cut by David Apsley................................................................. 17
Get Informed by Lee Crocker............................................................................ 19
Focus On Forest Health
The Story Unfolds: Asian Longhorned Beetle Found In Ohio Trees................. 21
ALB signs to look for....................................................................................... 24
Tree Talk with Brian Riley: Small, Small Trees................................................................ 26
Connecting Kids to Nature: Birds and Worms............................................................... 29
Ohio Forestry Association, Inc.
The Paul Bunyan Show announcement........................................................... 30
Schedule of Events and Exhibitors................................................................... 31
2011 Paul Bunyan Show October 7th-9th....................................................... 32
Saving the Forest for the Trees by John Dorka................................................... 33
Leafing Out by Scott Costello........................................................................................... 35
Dave Schatz
Ohio Tree Farm Committee
Alice Glaser
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COVER:
Asian longhorned beetle adult discovered in June 2011 at a residence in rural Clermont
County, Ohio near Bethel, 30 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The story appears on pages
21-24 of this issue. Photo courtesy of ODNR Division of Forestry.
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Perspectives
I
received some very
exciting news awhile
back about Walt
and Donna Lange
winning the North
Central Regional
Tree Farmer of Year
award, representing
the 11 state area
including Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Nebraska,
Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan,
and Kentucky. Ohio
will be well represented at the National Tree Farmer
Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico this year,
boasting both Regional Tree Farmer the Langes and Regional
Inspector John Jolliff. We Buckeyes lucky enough to attend
will experience an exciting convention. The National Tree
Farmer of the Year will be announced at the evening banquet
on the last evening of the convention. By the time this
Taking in the Sites
http://www.beetlebusters.info/
http://www.agri.ohio.gov/TopNews/asianbeetle/
docs/ALB_quarantine_map.pdf
http://beetledetectives.com/
Asian Longhorn Beetle
www.bugs.osu.edu
OSU Extension
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/brownmarmorated-stink-bug
Penn State fact sheet
http://ppdc.osu.edu/
The C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic
Clinic (CWEPPDC)
http://www.dawesarb.org/
The Dawes Arboretum, Newark
edition of The Ohio Woodland Journal comes out, we will
be close to knowing if the Langes or John received these
prestigious awards. The only national winner from Ohio is
John Schmidt, who was recognized as the 1989 Tree Farmer
of the Year. Ohio has had eight Regional Tree Farmers since
the inception of the award in 1975 and four Regional
Inspectors since 2000.
The very rainy spring has given many of us Ohio Tree Farmers
phenomenal growth in our forests. Here is hoping you all
got most of your spring and summer forestry work done,
and the brisk winds and spotty flooding did not damage too
many crop trees. We all would have been grateful to share
some of our abundant moisture with Florida, Texas, and a
few other places that suffered from the lack of enough rain.
But, of course, we do not have any control over such matters.
Hope all of you have enjoyed a fun summer and are getting
ready for some cooler weather to accomplish your fall work
in the woods.
Janet Sweigart,
Chairperson, Ohio Tree Farm Committee
Calendar of Events...
August 15, 2011
Managing Grasslands for
Wildlife
Gwynne Conservation Area
London, Ohio
www.woodlandstewards.osu.edu/
classes/
September 17, 2011
Ohio Chapter-American
Chestnut Foundation
The Wilds
Cumberland, Ohio
www.oh-acf.org
September 20-22, 2011
Farm Science Review
Molly Curen Ag Center
London, Ohio
www.fsr.osu.edu
http://www.hmr.com/Public/Default.aspx
Hardwood Market Report
October 1, 2011
Ohio Tree Farmer of the Year
Tour
Meadowview Farm
Athens Co.
(see ad in this issue of the OWJ)
October 7-9, 2011
The Paul Bunyan Show
Guernsey Co. Fairgrounds
Cambridge, Ohio
www.ohioforest.org
October 15, 2011
Licking Co. Forestry Field Day
Jim Kiracofe,
Licking SWCD
(740) 670-5330
October 21-22, 2011
Forest Heritage Festival
Tuscarawas Co. Fairgrounds
Dover, Ohio
www.forestheritagefestival.com/
Tput – the lack of! As July 1 rapidly approaches, we all are
he “Budget” is the word of the times, or maybe it is better
sitting on pins and needles awaiting our piece of the pie. The
Governor’s proposed budget left the Division of Forestry
7.6% less in General Revenue Funds (GRF). At the time of
this writing while the proposed budget is still in the legislative
process, the House removed an additional $130,000 from our
GRF account. This appears to reflect the downward trend
most GRF-dependent agencies are experiencing.
On top of these reductions, there is almost an equal amount
that will be lost in timber revenue. In the past two years, the
division charged an average of 47% of our timber revenue in
costs. Starting this year we will be charging a maximum of
15% to the cost.
What this adds up to is about a one million dollar reduction for the coming year. However, nothing is final until the
Governor signs the budget bill into law.
Just like other organizations in tough financial times, the
Division of Forestry is adjusting plans and strategies, but our
direction and mission remain the same – we will continue
to manage and protect Ohio’s state forests in a sustainable
manner, and will promote proper management techniques
for Ohio’s private and urban forest lands.
One of the division’s goals over the next few years is to phase-in
an increase in the amount of timber that will be harvested on
state forests. As always, these harvests will be based on good
science that helps us to accomplish land management goals,
including improving the health and vigor of the forests while
ensuring that the rate of harvest remains well below the rate
of growth. Each sale has to fit our mission and long-range
desired future condition, and we must have adequate human resources to perform the work. All sales will be placed
in the forest work plans and will be presented to the public
for input. If our sales do not meet these criteria we will not
sell the timber.
In addition to accomplishing land management goals, sustainable harvesting has economic benefits as well. When the state
sells timber, the county and township in the area where the
state forest exists each receives 16.25% and the local school
system receives 32.5% of the revenue. During times when
local governments are receiving GRF cuts, this money will be
important to these entities. The state does not pay property
taxes, so this is a very important revenue stream for the local schools and governments. There are also many beneficial
spin-offs. For instance, sustainable harvesting supports logging
company jobs. The logging companies purchase equipment,
fuel, parts and supplies locally. Logs will be trucked to the mill
using trucking companies. The logs will support mill jobs to
produce the lumber. Most lumber will be exported, supporting the trucking and shipping businesses. Some of the lumber
will be used to support domestic secondary manufacturing
jobs. The shipping industry will benefit from the transport
of products back to the consumer, who will eventfully enjoy
the end product. All this is just a small aspect of what we can
do to keep Ohio’s economy rebounding.
As we move forward with this goal, it will not be without
opposition from some, but there will be support by others.
However, the Division of Forestry feels this is the right thing
to do for the resource and the economy.
Robert Boyles,
Chief, ODNR Division of Forestry
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Our plan is to increase our harvest to no more than 40% of
our annual growth. Our current ten-year average is roughly
17% of what we grow or around 7.5 million board feet per year
on the 165,000 acres that we have available for management.
We currently are growing 39,988,754 board feet per year.
of The Ohio Woodland Journal, please
be patient with us. The mailing list is a
compilation of several confidential lists,
making duplicates difficult to manage.
Please share your extra copies with a
neighboring woodland owner, or leave one
in a well-visited magazine rack. Someone
else may gain a better appreciation of Ohio’s
renewable natural resources. Thank you!
Visit www.ohiowoodlandstewards.osu.edu for updates on landowner events.
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L ange Tree Farm Tour
9.25.201 1
Tree Farm Committee member Bob Wilson
helps youngsters make their souvenir tree cookie
at the 2010 Lange Tree Farm Tour held in
Swanton. Donna and Walt Lange are the
North Central Regional Tree Farmers of the
Year, and they are in the running for national
recognition at the August national convention.
This year’s Ohio Tree Farmer of the Year is
Steve Stone, who is hosting the annual
tree farm tour at his
family’s Meadowview
Farm in Athens County
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A Tree Planting
by Martin Michel,
Selective Forestry Service
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ndividual trees and plantations that start growing faster
often continue to outgrow the competition and reach the
greatest size. After eleven years, Wayne and Jane Dalton’s
“Oxbow Planting” continues to be a fast grower. The fortyacre planting occupies an area of Lobdell soil on an old
oxbow along the Vermilion River in Huron County.
When I first wrote about the planting for The Ohio Woodland
Journal in 2002, I attributed its initial success to:
1) good soil drainage and fertility, 2) careful planning,
3) waiting for optimum planting conditions, 4) a planting
machine that is adequate for hardwoods and 5) good luck
with weather. Looking back on the days of planting there,
I can also remember large and healthy seedlings from both
Zanesville and Marietta State Seedling Nurseries.
Nine years later, Division of Forestry service forester John
Jolliff estimates that throughout the planting, survival is still
90 to 95 percent, except in the wetter areas. This past spring,
those wetter areas were deeper than the tops of my boots.
Survival rates appear similar between the walnut, burr oak,
tuliptree and white pine planted there.
John Jolliff, the Ohio Tree
Farm Committee’s 2011
Inspector of the Year, was recently awarded the American
Tree Farm System (ATFS)
2011 North Central Region
Inspector of the Year award
(covering an 11-state region),
making him eligible for
consideration as the nation’s
top tree farm inspector of
2011. The national winner
will be announced in August
at the National Tree Farmer
Convention in Albuquerque,
New Mexico. Jolliff is a service
forester for ODNR Division
of Forestry and works with
landowners in an eight county
area in north-central Ohio. He
is pictured on the next two
pages of this edition of
The Ohio Woodland Journal.
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Jolliff made a wise decision when he planned to mix species
in the planting. During planting in 2000, two rows of
a species were usually succeeded by two rows of another
species. This compensated for rapidly changing soil drainage
conditions. The burr oaks seem to tolerate the wetter areas.
In these wet areas, the walnut and tuliptree are stunted or
dead. On the better drained soils, many of the walnut and
tuliptrees are close to forty feet tall and six inches diameter
at chest height. White pines, costing 15 cents per tree in
2000, remain an inexpensive and beautiful trainer for the
more valuable walnuts, tuliptrees and oaks. The pines spread
out laterally and force the hardwoods to grow upright.
At age eleven, the fast-growing young forest is changing due
to competition. Wayne’s decision to plant at 6 by 8 foot
spacing has resulted in an unusually high number of straight,
un-forked trees. The white pine was the first to grow together
and crowd out the weeds. As they begin to close canopies,
the shade-intolerant walnuts and tuliptrees are the first to
Forester John Jolliff with a row of burr oaks, which are well adapted
for growth in poorly-drained areas.
Summer 2011
Forester John Jolliff with an eleven-year-old
walnut sapling. The volunteer cottonwood
was cut to release the walnut.
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self-prune their lower branches. Within rows
of tuliptrees, some individuals are only two to
three inches diameter, while the dominants
are approaching six inches diameter. In
some instances, faster-growing tuliptrees
are causing the neighboring walnuts to
lean away at a ten to twenty degree angle.
Overall, we are pleased with the high
percentage of promising crop trees.
"It's a Tough World Out There!"
About one-third of the planting was
colonized by volunteer cottonwoods.
In 2002, they were equal in height to
most planted trees. Now, they are ten
feet taller and dominating the wetter
areas. On its best day, cottonwood is
a low value tree. Where the planted
trees are still competitive, we are now
cutting the cottonwoods. Where
the planted trees are growing slowly
due to poor drainage, we will grow
cottonwood.
The planting will provide a wide
range of wildlife benefits. The burr
oak acorns are valuable as food for
deer and other wildlife. Walnuts are
also useful to some species. Deer
continue to browse some seedlings,
as well as browsing sprouts from
stumps of trees that we are cutting.
On one side, the planting is bordered
by a wildlife food plot and a vernal
pool resulting from the old oxbow
filled with water. Food, water, and
cover will all be available to resident
wildlife.
The Dalton’s Oxbow Plantation is still
the best that I helped to plant. It continues
to teach us about good tree planting
practices, effects of soil drainage on seedling
growth, and competition between planted
and volunteer trees. Jane and son Kevin
Dalton can be proud of it. I know Wayne
would be proud if he was here.
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Jolliff with rows of yellowpoplar saplings, planted at
6x8 feet. Tight spacing plus
good growth yields straight
trees.
Martin G. Michel,
Registered Consulting Forester
926 County Road 1754 • Ashland, Ohio 44805
419-289-3114 • Toll Free 1-877-266-2200
Ohio
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From 1989 to 1998, Michel was a service forester for the Ohio Division of Forestry in Erie, Huron, Richland and
Crawford Counties. Since then, he is a consulting forester based in north-central Ohio. Photos courtesy of the author.
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?
What Does the
2011 Farm Science Review
Have for You
Kathy Smith, OSU Extension Program Director - Forestry
T
he 2011 Farm Science Review is September 20, 21, 22
at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center outside London,
Ohio. During the three days of the Review, the Gwynne
Conservation Area offers a variety of landowner-focused
educational programs and educational displays. Experts
in a wide variety of subjects are on hand every day to help
answer your puzzling natural resource questions.
Haven’t been to the Gwynne before? Well, then hop on a
shuttle at the west end of Friday Avenue and take a short
ride over to the Conservation Area. We are the first stop
once you leave the main exhibit area of Farm Science Review.
We look forward to seeing you there!
For information on Farm Science Review programs and events,
log on to http://fsr.osu.edu.
For more information on the programming at the Gwynne Conservation Area
go to http://gwynne.osu.edu. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. September 20-21,
and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 22.
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Woodland Aquatics
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11:00 11:00
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THURSDAY
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Wildlife
Wildlife Woodland
Woodland Aquatics
Aquatics
Healthy Wetlands Healthy Wetlands Wild Turkey Healthy Wetlands Wild Turkey Healthy Wetlands Pollinators
Pollinators
Don't Bite
Don't Bite
Management
Don't Bite
Management
Don't Bite Consider This Consider This Bats: Fact or Bats: Fact or Invasive Plants in Invasive Plants in Before Selling Before Selling FictionFiction
Ohio's Woodlands
Ohio's Woodlands
Your Timber
Your Timber
Muskrat Muskrat Muskrat Muskrat Management
Management
Management
Management
Quail Quail Secrets of Tree ID
Secrets of Tree ID
Management
Management
11:30‐11:30‐
Pollinators
Rain Barrels
Pollinators
Rain Barrels
12:00 12:00
Quality Fishing in Quality Fishing in Aquatic Aquatic Aquatic Aquatic Native Grass & Native Grass & Enhancing Mast Chapman ‐ Wildlife Damage Enhancing Mast Chapman ‐ Wildlife Damage Ponds & Small Ponds & Small Wood ID
Wood ID Vegetation Vegetation Vegetation Vegetation Wildflower ID
for Wildlife
Wildlife ID
Management
for Wildlife Wildflower ID
Wildlife ID
Management
Lakes Lakes
ControlControl
ControlControl
12:00‐12:00‐
12:30 12:30
Enhancing Mast Enhancing Mast Conservation Tree Conservation Tree Ohio's Mammals
Ohio's Mammals
Wood ID Wood ID for Wildlife
for Wildlife
Planting
Planting
Wood Utilization ‐ Wood Utilization ‐ Healthy Wetlands Healthy Wetlands 12:30‐12:30‐
Reclaiming Ash & Reclaiming Ash & Don't Bite
Don't Bite
1:00 1:00
Quality Fishing in Quality Fishing in Other Trees
Other Trees Bats: Fact or Hobby Maple Hobby Maple Bats: Fact or Taking Care of Taking Care of Ponds & Small Ponds & Small Habitat How‐To's
Habitat How‐To's
Pond Wildlife
Pond Wildlife
Syrup Syrup
FictionFiction
Your Streams
Your Streams
Lakes Lakes
1:00‐ 1:00‐
Muskrat Muskrat Saving the Ash ‐ Saving the Ash ‐ Seed Collection
Seed Collection
1:30 1:30
Management
Management
Invasive Plants in Invasive Plants in Taking Care of Taking Care of Habitat How‐To's
Habitat How‐To's
Ohio's Woodlands
Ohio's Woodlands
Your Streams
Your Streams
1:30‐ 1:30‐
Conservation Proper Pruning Conservation Proper Pruning 2:00 2:00
Programs
Techniques
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Wildlife Damage Wildlife Damage Hazardous Algal Hazardous Algal Pond Wildlife
Pond Wildlife
Management
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BloomsBlooms
2:00‐ 2:00‐
Be a 1st Detector
Be a 1st Detector
2:30 2:30Consider This Consider This Conservation Tree Conservation Tree Native Grass & Native Grass & Before Selling Before Selling Pond Wildlife
Pond Wildlife
Planting
Wildflower ID
Wildflower ID Planting
Your Timber Wild Turkey 2:30‐ 2:30‐Your Timber
Alphabet Soup of Wild Turkey Alphabet Soup of 3:00 3:00
Management
Invasive Species
Management
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Kudzu…In Ohio?
seed pods up to three inches long. Each
seed pod can have three to ten hard seeds.
The young vines are covered with fine yellowish hairs, and the older vines can get
up to four inches in diameter. The main
method of spread for kudzu is through
runners underground, although it can
also spread by seed.
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hen looking at a picture [like the one above], one might
think we’ve moved to the Southern United States.
Trees draped in vines with bright showy purple flowers and
large, tri-part leaves belong somewhere like Alabama, right?
Unfortunately, this photo was taken in south-central Ohio,
and similar scenes can be found across the state. The “vine
that ate the South” is working its way north, and is finding
areas where it can thrive here in our state.
Interested
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Kudzu (Pueraria montana) is an invasive vine that is native
to Asia. It was introduced to the United States in the late
1800s for erosion control, feed for livestock, and landscaping. While it historically has been a major problem in the
southern United States where the winters are warmer, kudzu
is surviving in Ohio and seems to be doing quite well in
some locations. This is a species that poses many threats to
our Ohio woodlands. Kudzu has been shown to have very
rapid growth rates (up to a foot a day), and can take over
large areas relatively quickly. This leguminous vine will grow
over anything it encounters, including trees, killing them
over time. Once established in an area, it is very difficult
to control. Early detection and removal is the best method
for getting rid of it.
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Kudzu has large compound leaves with three leaflets per
leaf. Each of the three leaflets is three to seven inches long
and will often have lobes. Flowers are generally present
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purple clusters similar to pea flowers. The fruit is present
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detection and control is the best option,
and hopefully, with your help, we can employ the “early detection – early control”
technique throughout the entire state of Ohio. By locating
isolated patches of this invasive vine now, we may be able
to limit its spread and control it before it establishes a firm
foothold in the native forests of our state. Kudzu has already
been discovered across Ohio, from the extreme southern
point of Lawrence County as far north as Cuyahoga County
and many counties in between. Knowing the distribution
of Kudzu helps us not only identify the areas to control this
species, but can also help us predict where else in the state
it is most likely to be found.
You can help us control kudzu in Ohio before it becomes
as big of a problem as it is in the South! If you know of
a location with kudzu, please contact Stephanie Downs,
Invasive Species Forester for the Ohio Division of Forestry
by email at: [email protected] or by phone
at: (740)774-1596 (112).
Flower and tri-part leaves of Kudzu.
Photo: David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia,
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Distribution of Kudzu in
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Call Before You Cut
by David Apsley,
Ohio State University Extension
Humble beginnings in eight SE Ohio counties
T
he seed for Call Before You Cut was planted back in the mid to
late 1990s in Athens County. In 1998, Rural Action and the
Sustainable Forestry Advisory Board, with the help of Dave Schatz,
Tree Farmer and then an administrator with the Ohio Division of
Forestry, launched Call Before You Cut, a resource guide to forest
management for woodland owners. The goal was simple: help
woodland owners make informed decisions about timber harvesting. The central message was to get assistance from an expert
before harvesting timber. A brochure was developed to provide
information and contacts to agencies and organizations serving
woodland owners in an eight-county area around Athens. The
attractive tri-fold brochure was packed with great advice about
managing and harvesting woodlands, and listed a whopping 31
phone numbers. Believe it or not, there were no web addresses at
that time. Although the message was simple and clear, the maze
of agencies and organizations that supported woodland owners
was difficult for users to navigate, and it was hard keeping the
brochure current. The idea was novel, however, and received
the greatest complement of all by being copied in several states.
Quality Habitat 101
A function of management,
Ohio’s Tree Farms will provide
wildlife adequate:
· Food
· Water
· Shelter and
· Space, in a
· Suitable arrangement…
· Throughout the seasons.
In 2005, Rural Action’s Sustainable Forestry Advisory Board
planned to update the Call Before You Cut brochure. The challenge was how to handle the alphabet soup of organizations and
agencies, and the explosion in the number of web sites with valuable information for woodland owners. Progress was slow but
steady when a challenge and offer of support to make Call Before
You Cut a state-wide effort came from Andy Ware, then assistant
chief of ODNR Division of Forestry. With 31 phone numbers for
an eight-county area, it was obvious that listing phone numbers
and web-addresses for every organization and agency providing
support to woodland owners in Ohio’s 88 counties was not possible. So the idea of creating a one-stop shop for timber harvesting
information was born. There were many questions: How do we
get a toll-free number for Call Before You Cut? Where will it be
housed? Who will staff the phones? Who will pay the bills? How
do we get the word out? What about a web page?
Expansion to all of Ohio’s 88 counties
Representatives from ODNR Division of Forestry, Rural Action Sustainable Forestry, and Ohio State University Extension
explored the idea of a state-wide Call Before You Cut campaign.
They recruited more than a dozen partners and dedicated funding to set up the toll-free Call Before You Cut hot line, develop
Your woods are like an old friend.
Get informed about your land and do right by it.
You and your family should enjoy it now and in the future.
1-877-424-8288
callb4ucut.com
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a web page, assemble information packets, design marketing
materials like the list of the 10 Reasons to Call Before You Cut
or Healthy Woods Grow on Good Advice (see box on page 20),
and to spread the word. The new and expanded version of Call
Before You Cut was officially unveiled at the 2006 Farm Science
Review in London. The initiative was supported by Ohio and
national news media, 17 billboards along Ohio’s highways, and a
radio ad featuring the voice of Ohio’s only National Tree Farmer
of the Year recipient, John Schmidt. The radio ad played 2,000
times on the air waves.
Now serving six states (550 counties)
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and West Virginia have all joined
the call Before You Cut effort since 2008. The USDA Forest Service and The Sustaining Family Forests Initiative (SFFI) provided
funding and support to expand and improve the effort. In order
to better understand woodland owners, six focus groups (two in
Ohio) were convened to learn about their willingness to ask for
advice and to hone the Call Before You Cut message. Valuable
results from the focus groups were used to design Call Before You
Cut templates for packet materials, web pages, billboards, business cards, and posters for use in all six states. These materials
feature vivid photographs of woodlands and four generations
of the John Schmidt family. A single web page provides easy
access to each participating state’s Call Before You Cut web site.
Each state also maintains a toll-free Call Before You Cut phone
number. More states have indicated an interest in joining this
successful campaign.
If you are contemplating a timber harvest or are just seeking
information about managing your woodland resources, don’t
hesitate to join the nearly 2000 woodland owners who have
visited the web site or phoned Ohio’s Call Before You Cut in the
past 12 months. We’ll gladly send you a packet of information
and answer your questions to help you make informed decisions
about your woodland resources.
Go to www.callb4ucut.com or
call toll free 1-877-424-8288 to
access good advice and resources
to help you manage your woodlands.
Dave Apsley is Natural Resources Specialist for Ohio State University
Extension. Dave is headquartered in Jackson, and can be reached at
(740) 286-5044 extension 30, or [email protected].
Call Before You Cut was also featured on the cover of the Fall 2006
edition of The Ohio Woodland Journal.
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Get Informed
T
he main goal of the Call Before You Cut program is to provide
woodland owners with more information about how to take
care of their woods. More woodland information will help you
make good decisions about what is best for you and your land.
As a young man, my father faced the decision about what to do
with the Ripley County, Indiana family farm, just like some of you
will face decisions about what to do with your woods. I remember
him telling me that he came to the decision that if he was going
to farm, he was going to do it right. Having decided, he now
needed more information to know what was right for him. He
contacted the Soil Conservation Service and attended monthly
Farm Bureau meetings. He learned about rotating crops, soil erosion, soil fertility and so much more. He was getting informed
about farming. By the time I came along, Dad had developed
very strong beliefs about the importance of rotating crops and
preventing soil erosion. These strong beliefs were forged from
the various bits of information he had gathered from state, federal
and other local groups.
Dad also had to decide how to take care of the woods even though
he was one of the more knowledgeable people in the community
when it came to trees. Dad and a neighbor went together and
bought the first chainsaw in the township. I vividly remember
that two- man McCulloch with a 40-inch bar and a five horse
power motor. It was a beast and it was very scary to hang onto
the handle. Having spent countless hours in the woods squirrel
hunting, he knew almost all of the larger trees in our woods. As
a young boy I heard stories of special red oaks and white oaks.
I was taken to the stump of a 54 inch shagbark hickory, where
stories were told about shotguns that could not knock a squirrel
off of the higher limbs. My father made many pieces of furniture
that filled our home from lumber sawn from the farm. In 1977,
despite all his previous knowledge about his woods, he needed
to make a decision about selling some trees. His first reaction
was to get more information by contacting the state forester. As
a junior studying forest management at Purdue at the time, I
saw first hand the value of getting as much information as possible before making a long-term decision about the woods. The
information we received helped us to have a successful timber
sale. This information helped us sell the trees for considerably
more than what we were originally offered, and we were able to
do what we thought was right by the woods during this harvest.
Since then we have had two more timber sales on the farm. Each
timber sale we also sought the advice of the state forester in the
area. And each sale we have been pleased with the way the land
was taken care of.
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by Lee Crocker, ODNR Division of Forestry
During the 33 years of my forestry career, I have tried to give
woodland owners information so they can make decisions about
what is right for them and their land. I have seen many successes
when they made informed decisions about what to do. I clearly
remember the family that was offered $80,000 in cash for their
trees. They didn’t take the cash but called me for a woodland
walk and more information about what they had and how to care
for it. A few years later they decided to sell and were pleased to
get $125,000 from the trees that they sold. After getting more
information, some landowners will decide the best thing for them
to do at the time is to wait on a harvest.
Most woodland owners only have one or two timber sales in their
lifetime, and it is important that they are well informed before
they make these long-term decisions. I am saddened when I am
contacted by a landowner who rushed into a decision before they
had gathered enough information and ended up having a bad
experience. The Call Before You Cut program grew out of the
idea to get more information about the woods into the hands of
the owners. Woodland owners can then make good decisions
about what is right for them and their lands when armed with
good information. If Dad was alive today, I am sure he would
contact Call Before You Cut to get one more piece of information
to help him make the right decision for the family and the land.
So if you have decided that you want to do what is right for you
and your land, please consider visiting the Call Before You Cut
website at www.callb4ucut.com , or call toll free 1-877-424-8288
for more information.
Lee Crocker is the private lands administrator for the Ohio Division
of Forestry and a former chair of the Ohio Tree Farm Committee.
Photos courtesy of the author.
The evolution of Call Before You
Cut materials. From left to right
in chronological order: original
tri-fold brochure (1998) , poster
used to promote Ohio’s initial state-wide effort
(2006), current folder
used in
distribution
of information packet
(2009), poster promoting current campaign (2011), and
folder used to distribute landowner
property stewardship
plans that includes
Call Before You Cut
information inside and
on back (2011).
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Focus on Forest Health
Orville Crocker and his
cousin felling a large
red oak with a two man
crosscut saw sometime
in the late 1940s.
Lisa Bowers, Forest Health Program,
The Story Unfolds: Asian Longhorned Beetle Found in Ohio Trees
It was May 26, 2011 and I had just received an interesting email
with four attached photographs from one of our Division of
Forestry service foresters. The photos were part of a property-owner inquiry and revealed damaged maple trees. The property owner
noticed that large pieces had broken out of the upper canopy of his
maples and had fallen to the ground. After viewing the pictures,
it seemed clear that these were some kind of wood-boring insect,
and quite large ones by the look of the larval galleries.
The email was forwarded on to four colleagues, representing three
different agencies, for their opinion. I decided to obtain the broken
tree pieces from the landowner because it might still be possible to
extract some insect life stages from them for identification.
Orville Crocker sawing a
large cherry log harvested
from the Ripley County,
Indiana farm in 1996. The
36 inch diameter cherry tree
produced over 2000 board
feet.
The broken pieces were transported by the Division of Forestry
to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) headquarters in
Reynoldsburg, which is also the location of the C. Wayne Ellett
Plant & Pest Diagnostic Clinic. The samples were split, and
several very large larvae and pupae were collected. Samples of
the life stages were sent out to the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) lab
for identification.
Three ALB infested Freeman maples in Clermont
County in early June, 2011. Notice the upper lead
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Photo courtesy of Dave Sheltar, Ohio State University Extension.
The results of the initial investigation were so significant that they
warranted a site visit. The ODA State Entomologist and I met
with the Clermont County property owner. He directed us to
the maple trees in an open lawn area. There were three Freeman
maples planted in close proximity. Freeman maples are a hybrid
between silver maple and red maple. These trees measured around
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11 inches in diameter and were somewhat
upright in habit. We inspected the three
trees, each having various types of damage, and
noticed some cracks in the upright lead branches. This
could account for the limb failures, but we needed to determine
the cause. We accessed the canopy of the tree and noticed several
areas where woodpecker damage masked the true shape of some of
the normally 3/8 to ½ inch diameter exit holes. There were dark
depressions, which were actually old oviposition sites. Many of
the branch crotches were filled with old and newer frass, which
are wood shavings and sawdust produced by larvae feeding and
tunneling in the tree. Whatever it was, it was not just from one
year’s damage.
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Cracks in the maple bark and trunk present in
upper tree lead branches.
Photo courtesy of ODNR.
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a multi-agency team effort, all trading information and trying to
delimit the area of infestation.
scooped up and put into vials – quite a bit larger than the ones
I am used to using for collecting the invasive emerald ash borer.
On Thursday, June 16th, a meeting was set by APHIS at an East
Fork State Park conference room to determine this project’s goals.
One goal was for certain, we had to find an adult beetle. Two
Division of Forestry sawyers arrived that morning. We had permission from the property owner to remove one of the Freeman
maples at the original site. We all arrived at the property in short
order after the meeting – the sawyers with truck and chipper in
tow. The tree was dropped, and the team started looking for the
adults, inspecting limb by limb. Within minutes, we found the
first adult, then another, and then there were eight. I had heard
when they first emerge the legs are really blue, then fading to
black. Sure enough, these were Asian longhorned beetles (ALB).
It was mentioned that ALB come out to the tips of the limbs to
sun themselves, and that day the sun was shining. I had a firsthand account of how they are not strong fliers. One adult tried
to escape the pile by flying to the next closest maple. Although
it really didn’t need to go far, the effort was not done with the
greatest of ease. The adult was found, and all of them were quickly
The search continued to surrounding areas to scout for infested
trees. The following day at a neighboring location, more than
20 adult beetles were found. The adults were verified by USDA
APHIS authorities, and an official news release announcing the
discovery went out on Friday, June 17th. The expert tree climbers
had their work cut out for them. The goal now was to determine
the extent of the infestation and where it may have originated.
Since the 1990s, there have been Asian longhorned beetles found
in Ohio warehouses. ALB has been known to have been transported here in packing material, a common mode of travel for
exotic, invasive insects. The last two warehouse finds in 2007 and
2009 were in southwest Ohio, one near Cincinnati and the other
near Mason. Federal and state officials continue to investigate.
As of the writing of this article, the mystery of the origin of the
infestation has not been solved.
Old oviposition sites on main stem and frass in
branch crotches. Photo courtesy of ODNR.
While at the site, we also inspected several other trees on the
landowner’s property. We used binoculars that day, but we knew
that a closer look would be necessary to reveal more. Later that
same week, USDA APHIS staff and a Division of Forestry forester
went to revisit the site to take a look around.
In the meantime, we received word back from the USDA lab
scientists. It was determined that the specimens were definitely
Anoplophora, the genus of exotic beetles that contains the exotic
Asian longhorned beetle. We learned that for it to be an official
verification there must be an adult found. From the stage of the
pupae, the lab identifiers felt that adults may be emerging anytime,
so the Freeman maples were closely monitored.
Division of Forestry foresters, USDA APHIS, and Ohio
Department of Agriculture (ODA) staff teamed up and a forest
health survey was conducted in the surrounding area. The office
at the adjacent East Fork State Park was secured as a meeting area.
APHIS called in expert tree climbers and a survey team. This was
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USDA APHIS tree climber during survey work planning. Photo courtesy of ODNR.
Adult Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) collected
from a Freeman maple in Clermont County. Beetles
are large, approximately 1-1½ inches long and are
shiny black with random white spots. Their antennae, which are longer than the insect’s body, are
banded black and white. Their feet are black and
sometimes appear with a bluish tint. Adult beetles
typically appear in July and continue to be present
into the early fall. Photo courtesy of ODNR.
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Many of the ALB infestations in the United States have been
brought to officials’ attention by citizens. This shows the
importance of public outreach. In this Ohio discovery, a cooperative effort between the public, the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources Division of Forestry, the Ohio Department of
Agriculture, the Ohio State University, and USDA APHIS has
already made significant strides in getting this infestation under
control. As in the Worchester, Massachusetts ALB find, a property owner who was concerned about his trees notified the proper
authorities. Measures can now be taken to contain and stop this
beetle to minimize the potentially significant environmental and
economic impact of this invasive insect.
Division of Forestry crew member chipping ALB
infested maple branches and trunk. Infested trees
must be destroyed or burned in order to reduce the
risk of pupae, larvae, or adults from spreading to
other trees. Chipping is the most proven and cost
effective means of controlling the spread of ALB. Photo courtesy of ODNR.
If you suspect the presence of Asian longhorned
beetle (ALB), contact the Ohio Department of
Agriculture toll-free at (855) 252-6450, an ODNR
urban or service forester, a community urban
forester, private consultant forester, or OSU
Extension office. Remember to purchase
and burn firewood locally to help prevent the
unknowing transport of invasive insects. ALB
not only attacks maple, but other tree species
such as ash, willow, horsechestnut, buckeye,
poplar, hackberry, and elm.
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ALB signs to look for:
You can help detect possible Asian longhorned beetle by carefully observing the following traits:
• 1 to 1 ½ inches in length
• Long antennae banded with black and white (longer than the insect’s body)
• Shiny, jet black body with distinctive white spots
• Six legs
• May have blue feet
Adult beetles are most active during the summer and early fall. Throughout the summer, they can be seen on tree
branches, walls, outdoor furniture, cars and sidewalks. If you see the beetle or any signs of infestation, you need to
report it immediately.
Other tell-tale signs include:
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inch diameter or larger perfectly round exit holes on tree trunk
sawdust like frass, or wood shavings, around exit holes, in branch crotches, branches, or on the ground
oval to round pits in the bark for egg laying sites
oozing sap from the egg niches, especially on maples
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If you observe ALB, call toll free 1-(855) 252-6450.
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TREE TALK with BRIAN RILEY
Athoroughly enjoyed last year’s special Ohio Big
s fellow tree enthusiasts, I am sure many of you
Tree edition of The Ohio Woodland Journal. Too often,
however, these leviathans tend to overshadow (both literally
and figuratively) a diverse assortment of trees that are far less
captivating at first glance. This oversight, in my opinion, is a bit
of a shame as even the smallest trees are deserving of the recognition they so richly deserve – we just need to take a bit of time to
understand them better. As I now veer to the opposite end of the
big tree spectrum, I aim to introduce you to a neat little hawthorn
that is not at all common in Ohio, but one definitely worth knowing and, yes, even propagating – a true southern shrimp which
is at best a loose interpretation of a tree, the one-of-a-kind dwarf
hawthorn (Crataegus uniflora).
Hawthorns tend to cause great anxiety amongst even the most
die-hard taxonomists. While the splitting of species may seem
Service Forester, ODNR Division of Forestry & Area 1 Tree Farm Chair
Small, Small Trees
unnecessary, I assure you it is done so for legitimate reasons rooted
in their genetic makeup. In hawthorns, the gaps between species
are narrow but run deep – so deep, in fact, that they even require
subdivision into their own like groups, just as oaks are further
broken down into red oaks and white oaks. But do not let dwarf
hawthorn keep you guessing, for one of the many appealing attributes associated with this diminutive dandy is that it is quite
easy to distinguish from its many other Crataegus counterparts.
Once you are familiar with dwarf hawthorn, it will likely jump
out at you amongst the sea of greenery – that is, when you are
not stepping on it.
Aside from its elfin stature, what makes the seldom-seen dwarf
hawthorn so easily identifiable is the small, distinctly round foliage (up to a quarter in size) that it displays throughout the growing season, coupled with its relatively large crabapple-like fruit.
Interestingly enough, the specific epithet “uniflora” is a bit of a
misnomer considering that each cluster may contain up to five
individual flowers. Yet regardless of the number of flowers, these
clusters yield just a single fruit at the end of each twig. Perhaps
“Crataegus unicarpa” (one-fruited hawthorn) or “Crataegus microdendron” (small-tree hawthorn) would be more fitting names, but
alas, science is stuck with another misleading moniker.
When it comes to the detective work of tracking trees, after one
knows what to look for, one must then know where to look. If
trees could talk and you were to ask the obscure dwarf hawthorn
what growing conditions it prefers most, it would probably reply
in a manner such as “Where I come from, it’s dry-xeric habitat
of barrens and open oak-pine woodlands where I might grow
to a towering ten feet!” For most of Ohio’s trees, the sky is the
limit; but for dwarf hawthorn, that limit is no more than chest
high, and usually not even that. In fact, some do not even acknowledge Ohio’s populations to be worthy of tree status since no
plants found here have ever achieved “treedom” by eclipsing the
US Forest Service’s standard definition of a tree, which includes
any woody stem at least three inches in diameter and 13 feet tall.
Typically, dwarf hawthorn in Ohio is quite a scarce encounter – so
scarce that it was not even known to occur in southern Ohio (the
northernmost extent of its native range) until 1927 when it was
discovered growing in the xeric, dolomite glades of Adams County
by famed ecologist E. Lucy Braun. It would be 66 years before
dwarf hawthorn would be seen again in the Buckeye State, when
several plants were found growing at Davis Memorial State Nature
Preserve – not surprisingly located in the same area of Adams
County where Braun conducted her original floristic surveys.
Ted Bodner @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of
the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens.
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With each additional find,
dwarf hawthorn moves
further down the state’s
rare plant list – an encouraging trend for sure. Today, with 15
known populations scattered across southern
Ohio, dwarf hawthorn is now only classified as potentially threatened, meaning that while the plant is by no means ubiquitous
throughout the state, it is common enough that laws governing
its protection are no longer warranted or necessary for its survival.
To be removed from the roster altogether, at least 40 populations
must be documented in the Ohio Biodiversity Database, the
state’s official catalog of rare flora and fauna. Though complete
delisting is still a ways off, having extra eyes in the field with the
ability to recognize this thorny “treelet” will ensure that its grip
on the register of Ohio’s most periled plants continues to weaken.
Fortunately for this site specialist, there is no shortage of ideal
habitat available throughout much of southern Ohio where additional populations can establish and await discovery. So the next
time you find yourself in open, upland woodlands or dry glades
in the southern-most reaches of our state, be mindful that you
may very well be walking amongst monumental dwarfs – trees
truly no less impressive, when fully understood, than the titans
featured in last fall’s Ohio Big Tree edition. This reality goes to
show that even the smallest of trees are spectacular. Let’s hear it
for the little man!
The Dawes Arboretum, located on State Route 13 south of Newark,
Ohio, is home to two dwarf hawthorns that can be seen year-round
in the area of the grounds aptly named Hawthorn Hill.
In the years following its rediscovery, dwarf hawthorn has received
a fair amount of attention in Ohio as it has now shown up on
many individuals’ radars. Without question, finding a new population would definitely gain one a bit of distinction in the circle
of the botanically bent. To date, this humble hawthorn has been
spied in six southern Ohio counties, where it has made exclusive
appearances in open, disturbed habitats. These locations include
prescribed burn units within Vinton Furnace State Experimental
Forest in Vinton County, a unique barren on a Certified Tree Farm
in Meigs County owned by Ed Aderer, and multiple sites within
the Wayne National Forest in Gallia and Lawrence Counties. The
most recent entry on the list is Scioto County, where last May I
had the great fortune of discovering a small, localized population
growing along the edge of an upland oak-pine woods bordering
Brush Creek State Forest. What a most opportune time and place
that was for my shoelace to come untied!
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Connecting Kids to Nature
Try this activity in a forest—a natural place to learn!
For over 35 years, Project Learning Tree® has used the forest as a “window” to help young people
gain an awareness of the world around them and their place within it. Blending a walk in the
forest with a fun and engaging PLT activity creates a powerful learning experience for children of
all ages. Here’s one idea in a series from PLT that introduces the concept of interrelationships.
Activity 25: Birds and Worms
In this activity, students will discover the value of camouflage as they pretend to be
birds in search of colored worms.
Doing the Activity
Many animals are “color coordinated” with their surroundings. Any coloration, body
shape, or behavior that helps an animal hide is called camouflage. With the help of
a few simple household items, you can take children outside to explore this concept.
Collect equal amounts of small, biodegradable objects in at least three colors that can
be used to represent “worms” in an outdoor setting. Consider the tri-colored rotini or
spiral pasta noodles, pieces of yarn, or shreds of paper. Once outside:
• Spread or hide your colored objects (“worms”) in a defined area
• Have children “fly” around as birds and try to find the “worms”
• Make a chart or graph to visually record children’s findings
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the scattered “worms.” The winner of the race is the first team to get every child on
the team at least one “worm.” Children will most likely find the least camouflaged
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Appalachian Rustic Workshop
Aqua Soles By V.P. Marketing
ArborGen, Inc. Supertree Seedlings
Askins Publishing - American Lumber & Pallet
Association of Consulting Foresters,
Ohio Chapter
Atwood Rope Mfg.
AWMV Industrial Products By
Wood-Mizer
B. Sharp
Bad Dog Tools
Baker & Sons Equipment Co.
Baker Products
Baker Vehicle Systems, Inc.
Bandit Industries, Inc.
Black Bear Country Chainsaw
Carvings
Blackstone Beaver
Blockbuster, Inc.
Blondin, Inc.
Brooms By Dawson
Brownwood Sales
Brunco Distribution
Built-Rite Mfg. Corp.
Cambridge/Guernsey Cty.
Visitors & Conv. Bur.
Carl Neutzel Services
Cedar, Oak, Koa & Associates
Central Power Systems
Cleereman Industries, Inc.
Columbus Equipment Co.
Connect Your Community
Cummings & Bricker, Inc.
Cummings & Bricker, Inc.
Discount Hydraulic Hose.Com
Ditch Witch of Ohio, W. PA &
W. NY
D-Whittlings Woodcarving
Dyna Products
E/Z Products
Elkton Tree Farm
EZ Boardwalk
Fecon, Inc.
Feed My People
Forestry Suppliers, Inc.
Gardner, Inc./General Power
Equipment
George Kahler Sales LLC
Gray Industrial Supply, Inc.
Guernsey SWCD
Hall’s Safety Equipment Corp.
Hardy Heaters
Hayes Farms
HeatMasterSS
HMC Corp.
Hospice of Guernsey, Inc.
Hud-Son Forest Equipment, Inc.
Hummel Group, Inc.
Hurdle Machine Works, Inc.
Husqvarna
Industrial Reporting, Inc.
Innovative Functions, Inc.
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2010/2011 Exhibitors
Innovative Trailers, Inc.
Iron & Oak Commercial Products
J.P. Carlton
Karl Kuemmerling, Inc.
Kiln-direct
Kopper, Inc.
Lashley Tractor Sales, Inc.
Logosol, Inc.
Lumberman’s Exchange
Lumbermen’s Equipment Digest
Mahoning Outdoor Furnaces, Inc.
McCormick & Sons, Inc.
Mellott Mfg. Co., Inc.
Menominee Saw & Supply Co., Inc.
Leslie Equipment Co.
Linndale Equipment
Logosol, Inc.
Mobile Marketing Solutions
Mobile Mfg. Co.
Morbark, Inc.
Multitek North America, LLC
Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co.
National Wild Turkey Federation
New River Equipment Corp.
Norwood Industries, Inc.
Nyle Systems
OESCO, Inc.
Ohio CAT
Ohio Division of Watercraft
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Ohio Knife
Ohio Nut Growers Assn.
Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association
OSU Extension
Outback Heating, Inc.
Payeur Distributions, Inc.
Pendu Mfg., Inc.
Peterson Pacific Corp.
Portage & Main Outdoor Water
Furnaces
Project Learning Tree-Ohio
Quality Craft Tools
Rayco Mfg., Inc.
Resource Recovery Systems, Inc.
Ricer Equipment, Inc.
Rotochopper, Inc.
Rudd Equipment Co.
S&W Publishing-Sawmill & Woodlot
Magazine
Salsco, Inc.
Save Edge
Smokin’ Oak
Southeastern Equipment Co., Inc.
Spirit Sculpture Studio
Stihl, Inc.
Sugarridge Carving & LumberJack
Chainsaw Art
Taylor Manufacturing, Inc.
The Nelson Paint Co.
Tiffin Loader Crane
Timberwolf Mfg. Corp.
TMS Machinery Sales
Tree & Landscape Equipment Trader
Tree Services Magazine
Treeman Supply/Split Right(TM)
Tremzac
U.S. Blades
US Sportsmen’s Alliance
Vanco’s Log Dollhouses & Barns
Wayne National Forest
Wood Master Outdoor Stoves
Wood-Mizer Blades
Wood-Mizer Products, Inc.
Work Wear Xpress
Yoder Lumber Co., Inc.
Zanesville Tool Grinding
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2011 Paul Bunyan
Show,
October
7-9
55 Anniversary of the Original American Forestry Exposition
John Dorka,
Executive Director,
Ohio Forestry Association
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Paul Bunyan Show in Cambridge, Ohio.
This year marks the fifty-fifth anniversary
of the show that started in McArthur,
Ohio in 1957. For the sixth year in a
row, the Paul Bunyan Show will be at
the Guernsey County Fairgrounds in Old
Washington, Ohio, about six miles east of
the I-77 and I-70 interchange.
the fourth since the competition first
took place in 1999 in Youngstown,
Ohio. In 2009 in Morgantown,
West Virginia, nine manufacturers
and thirteen different machines
competed.
The show promises to be bigger and better
this year with the addition of some new events
and exhibits, but those attending will find this mixed with a lot
of the same information and fun they’ve found at previous shows.
First and foremost, the show will be the same outstanding logging
and wood manufacturing trade show that it has been for its long
history. There will be hundreds of exhibits showing state of the
art wood manufacturing equipment for logging, sawmilling, wood
processing, and firewood production. Of course chainsaws will
be featured prominently along with many other woodland tools.
For the first time this year, the Paul Bunyan Show will host the
Great Portable Sawmill Shootout put on by Sawmill and Woodlot
Magazine. This is a competition event between portable sawmill
manufacturers, and promises to be an exciting competition that
will help to highlight the capabilities and differences among the
major brands of portable sawmills. This year’s competition will be
We are also making plans to
bring in antique forestry and
sawmilling equipment, some
steam powered, that will show how
logs and wood used to be processed in days gone by.
We’ve also invited some new exhibitors involving specialty wood
crafts and products that will be of interest to the entire family.
Husqvarna, the show sponsor, will be back again anchoring their
large exhibit area with educational demonstrations on chainsaw
safety and use. Husqvarna will also have their tree climbing
demonstrations and their famous Women’s Amateur Chainsaw
Competition for all those hardy ladies who would like to ply their
chainsaw skills for a chance to win a chainsaw.
Once again, the Paul Bunyan Show will host the Ohio and
International Lumberjack Competitions, bringing expert
competitors from around Ohio and the United States. The
sawmill exhibit area will also have special lumberjack entertainment
provided by the Great Lakes Timber Show.
The Paul Bunyan Show has worked
hard in recent years to provide a
nice array of educational seminars
for both professionals in the wood
industry as well as the lay person
just interested in knowing more
about forests and trees. This year, in
conjunction with the Great Portable
Sawmill Shootout, there will be
an array of fee-based professional
seminars on such subjects as lumber
drying, log grading, and managing
small woodlots.
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We believe the show will be a good one this year and will offer
a fun and informative day for anyone interested in what forests
and the wood industry are all about. So come and enjoy a
great day with Paul Bunyan!
Saving the Forest for the Trees
John Dorka, Executive Director, Ohio Forestry Association
A
recent report on the Southern Forest Futures Project (http://
www.srs.fs.usda.gov/futures/reports/draft/summary_report.pdf), an
analysis designed to anticipate the future of the forests in the southern
United States, drew an interesting conclusion: strong timber markets
encourage retaining forests rather than converting them to other land
uses. In other words, cutting trees for products helps to save the forests.
David Wear, a US Forest Service economist and project leader stated
“Strong timber markets have encouraged forest landowners to keep
their forests…our forecast suggests that the strongest timber markets
lead to the least forest losses.”
That conclusion doesn’t fit with the popular public belief that cutting
trees leads to loss of forest land. Of course that notion has been fueled for decades by the media and environmental groups who have
portrayed using trees for products as simply not “green” and even
anti-environmental because they claim it leads to destroying forest
land, and ultimately to the loss of forests.
We know better, and it is encouraging when the data and reports support that conclusion.
Even though this analysis is for the southern United States, there is little
doubt to me that the relationship exists for every part of the country.
And it really makes common sense.
Massive land clearing in Ohio during the nineteenth century resulted
in tremendous loss of forest land. Almost 9 in 10 Ohio acres were
removed for much higher-valued farm land. For the first half of the
twentieth century, until World War II, forest industry in Ohio was
minimal at best.
Since then, however, Ohio has added more than 5 million acres of forest
land and developed a hardwood industry that rivals most states, with
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a large number of Ohio hardwood sectors rated in the top 10 among
states.
We annually harvest 300-500 million board feet of quality hardwood
timber and millions of tons of pulp and other products; yet we add
more than 1 billion board feet each year to the standing inventory,
which now exceeds 41 billion board feet. A robust forest industry
relies on a healthy forest, and Ohio’s forested land has been increasing
in both quality and quantity ever since.
The potential for wood and fiber products adds to forest land value
and economic and environmental values. The loss of demand and
market share for wood products will most certainly erode forest land
values and gradually build incentive to remove forests for other uses.
It makes one wonder what the current economic downturn and particularly acute wood economy will mean in the long run for our forest
land base. We know already that the tremendous increase in forest land
that Ohio witnessed over the last half century has slowed dramatically.
If Mr. Wear is correct in his assessment that strong forest markets are
tied to the least forest losses, then we need to be concerned about the
health of our forest land base, at least in the shorter term.
Julian Simon, the famous business professor and author of The
Resourceful Earth and The Ultimate Resource, held that increased
consumption of a natural resource, in unison with increased wealth
and technology, leads to more of that natural resource, not less. That
principle is in line with the conclusion from the Southern Forest Futures
Project. If public demand for forest products increases, we’ll have a
better chance of saving our forests.
The challenge is getting more people to believe that wood use is good
for the environment and good for all of us in the long run.
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slightly acidic soils, and will often display symptoms of chlorosis
when found growing on alkaline soils. It is most commonly found
in the eastern half of Ohio, generally mixed in with oaks, hickories, maples, and yellow-poplar. Blackgum is somewhat tolerant
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to obovate in shape. The end of the leaf usually comes to a distinct
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generally one of the most impressive of all of Ohio’s native trees,
as many trees turn a bright red to scarlet color. Some trees will
display a mix of colors including yellow, orange, red, and even
purple as if each leaf had a mind of its own. It is not uncommon
to occasionally spot a few patches of blackgum leaves turning
color in mid to late summer, especially during drought years. The
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twigs, sometimes creating a slightly whorled leaf arrangement.
The twigs are moderately stout with a ridged hollow pith. Many
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Blackgum-Nyssa sylvatica
The blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica), also commonly known as the black
tupelo, is found native throughout nearly all of Ohio. Outside of
Ohio, its range is generally the southern and east-central United
States. Blackgum is closely related to swamp tupelo, which is a
separate generally southern variety (var biflora). There is also the
water tupelo, which is a completely different species in the same
genus, found in the true swamps of the deep south. Blackgum,
swamp tupelo, and water tupelo are all members of the family
Cornaceae, which also includes dogwoods.
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the main stem. This causes open-grown young trees to have a
unique pyramidal shape. The bark is gray, forming into thick
blocky scales at maturity, somewhat similar to an alligator’s hide.
Blackgum is classified as polygamo-dioecious, thus individual
trees usually produce only male or female flowers, but may have
a few perfect bi-sexual flowers. As a result, some trees (females)
will produce heavy seed crops while others (males) will produce
only occasional seeds. Flowering is usually in May and the flowers
are small and green, therefore usually unnoticed due to leaf emergence. The fruit ripens in September or October as small clusters
of one-half inch bluish to purple drupes. The fruit is a prized
wildlife food for many birds and some small mammals. The fruit
is relatively high in crude fats, fiber, calcium, and phosphorus.
The sapwood of
blackgum is whitishgray with a typically greenish-brown
to b rownis h -g ray
heartwood. Mineral
streaks, discoloration,
and internal defects
are common features
of lumber. Lumber
has an intermediate
density, but shrinkage
is high making it a
difficult species to dry.
Lumber has moderately low-strength and
an interlocked grain
pattern that does not
plane well. In Ohio,
blackgum is a very
minor species for
timber production.
Because it is a fairly
uncommon tree, and
where common usually of poor grade,
it is most often used
for pulpwood, pallets,
and blocking. In the
south it is somewhat
more common and
used for boxes, crates,
upholstered furniture,
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and occasionally railroad ties. Sometimes
it is quartered and veneered to produce a
ribbon-like pattern for containers.
The current Ohio state champion blackgum is located near Wheelersburg in
Scioto County. It is 88 feet tall and measures over 39 inches in diameter at breast
height. Currently the national champion
listed on the National Register of Big Trees
is located in Texas. It is 92 feet tall and
measures over 74 inches in diameter at
breast height.
Blackgum is a moderately important wildlife species in Ohio. Beyond the nutritional value of the fruit for birds and small
mammals, seedlings and sprouts provide
a very palatable browse for deer. It is an
excellent cavity tree, providing good quality dens for a number of species. Cavities
are sometimes colonized by honeybees,
and it is considered an excellent pollen tree
for honey production, hence the phrase,
“sweet as tupelo honey”.
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Blackgum is sometimes used as an ornamental species for landscaping. Growth
is moderate and it can generally tolerate
almost any soil condition except for highly
alkaline soils. The fall color is often Ohio state Champion blackgum located near Wheelersburg in
exceptional. The branching pattern and Scioto County.
pyramidal form of the tree is unique. It
prefers full sun but adapts well to partial shade. The two most
Photos courtesy of
common problems associated with blackgum in the landscape
Index of Ohio Trees.
are black leaf spot and chlorosis on alkaline soils.
Outcalt, Kenneth W., Black Tupelo,
from: Silvics of North American
Hardwoods. Vol. 2. Ag Handbook 654.
USDA Forest Service. Washington
DC.
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Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Cherry, Ash, Poplar, Beech, and many other species
ranging in thickness from 4/4 to 16/4. Brenneman Lumber brokers in excess of
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Ohio Division of Forestry website.
Regional Forestry Associations in Ohio
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5893 County Road 3
Swanton, OH 43558
419.825.5792
Killbuck Valley Woodland Interest Group
Bob Romig
3511 Clearview Pl.
Wooster, Ohio 44691
(330) 345-5077
Southeast Ohio Woodland Interest Group
Rory Lewandowski
OSU Extension
280 W. Union Street
Athens, OH 45701
(740) 533-8555
Northeastern Ohio Forestry Association
James Elze
2145 Merle Road
Salem, Ohio 44460
(330) 337-8974
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Jeremy Scherf
2050 East Wheeling Ave.
Cambridge, Ohio 43725-2159
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Bob Daniels
2350 Asbury Chapel Road
Zanesville, Ohio 43701
(740) 787-1854
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Findlay, Ohio 45840
(419) 424-5004
Southern Ohio Forestland Association
P.J. Gordy
3813 Potts Hill Road
Bainbridge, OH 45612
(740) 634-2470
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Pat Migliozzi
777 Columbus Avenue 5-A
Lebanon, Ohio 45036
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are certainly welcomed from those who reside in urban counties with numerous school districts.
Individual subscription rates are $15.00 per year for four issues. Each high school principal would receive a letter prior
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Gallia County Soil & Water Conservation Dist....................Gallia County
Mark Hissa..........................................................................Geauga County
Greene County Soil & Water Conservation Dist.................Greene County
Guernsey County Soil & Water Conservation Dist..........Guernsey County
Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum........................... *Hamilton County
Cincinnati Printers......................................................... *Hamilton County
Dennis & Jan Bishop........................................................Hancock County
Larry & Donna Marie Neal...............................................Harrison County
Winston Duckworth....................................................... *Highland County
Mark Puhl...........................................................................Hocking County
4-J Farm, Rich Drushal.......................................................Holmes County
Jackson County Soil & Water Conservation Dist.............. Jackson County
Knox County Soil & Water Conservation Dist.......................Knox County
Lake County Soil & Water Conservation Dist........................ Lake County
Southern Ohio Forestland Association......... *Lawrence & *Ross Counties
Ken & Chris Hodgson.........................................................*Licking County
Milan Carnes...........................................................................Logan County
Lucas County Soil & Water Conservation Dist...................... Lucas County
Dave & Pam Schatz................................................................ Meigs County
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Miami County Soil & Water Conservation Dist.....................Miami County
Bob Cartwright................................................................*Mahoning County
Mike & Vickie Kilroy.................................................*Montgomery County
Montgomery County Soil & Water Cons. Dist...........*Montgomery County
Michael & Matthew Thomas..............................Morgan & Noble Counties
William Houk....................................................................... Morrow County
David Orndorf...................................................................... Morrow County
Muskingum County Soil & Water Cons. Dist................ Muskingum County
Wilma Bauserman....................................................................Perry County
Gailen Maxwell........................................................................Perry County
Barbara Madigan.................................................................. Portage County
Tish & Ray Nebe.................................................................. Portage County
Portage County Soil & Water Conservation Dist................. Portage County
Jack & Barbara Sedlak......................................................... Portage County
John Schulte / Schulte Logging..........................................*Putnum County
Richland County Soil & Water Conservation Dist.............Richland County
Dave Embree........................................................................... *Ross County
Gabel Lumber & Wood Products.......................................Sandusky County
Sandusky County Soil & Water Conservation Dist...........Sandusky County
East Central Ohio Forestry Assoc..................................Tuscarawas County
Union County Soil & Water Conservation Dist......................Union County
Wayne & Lynn Oney...............................................................Vinton County
Vinton County Soil & Water Conservation Dist.....................Vinton County
Costello Forestry Consultants, Inc........................................ Warren County
Warren County Soil & Water Conservation Dist.................. Warren County
Dr. & Mrs. James Mills.................................................. Washington County
Wayne County Soil & Water Conservation Dist.................... Wayne County
Lange Tree Farm.................................................................Williams County
Joseph W. Koerner Memorial..............................................Williams County
Gene Daniel...................................................................... *Wyandot County
Dr. D.P. Smith................................................................... *Wyandot County

*Counties with partial sponsorships
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October 1!
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Ohio Tree Farm System
1100-H Brandywine Blvd.
Zanesville, OH 43701
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